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Four-star WR Zion Ragins names top schools

In-state wide receiver Zion Ragins has named his top 12 schools

Class of 2024 speedster Zion Ragins has named his top 12 schools. Ragins plays wide receiver and is ranked as the No. 69 player in the class of 2024. In addition to football, the 5-foot-9, 150-pound recruit also runs track.

Zion Ragins is rated as a four-star recruit. He is the No. 11 wide receiver in the current junior class and the No. 13 player in Georgia.

The four-star wide receiver’s top 12 schools are Georgia, Western Kentucky, Colorado, Oklahoma, Auburn, Miami, Tennessee, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, FSU, South Carolina, and Penn State.

Ragins put together some impressive times in the 100 meters track event. He’s run the event with times in the 10.4 second range, which means he’s exceptionally fast and could possibly run track at the college level.

Zion Ragins plays high school football for Jones County, which is fittingly named the Greyhounds. Ragins has got some greyhound-like speed himself. Jones County High School is located in Gray, Georgia.

Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs have the No. 1 class of 2024 in the country. Georgia has 10 commitments from players in the junior class.

We’ll provide updates on Ragins throughout both his football and track careers.

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4-star OT Daniel Calhoun names his top schools

Four-star offensive tackle Daniel Calhoun has named his top schools.

Four-star class of 2024 offensive tackle recruit Daniel Calhoun has named his top schools. The 6-foot-6, 350-pound offensive tackle received a scholarship offer from Kirby Smart and Georgia when he was in the eighth grade.

Calhoun’s top schools are Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, FSU, Oklahoma, Florida, Ohio State, LSU and Clemson. Calhoun is the third-ranked offensive tackle in the junior class. He’s the No. 10 recruit in Georgia and the No. 55 player in the country in the class of 2024.

The talented lineman plays football for Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia.

Daniel Calhoun attended Alabama and Georgia games this past season. He checked out the Iron Bowl and Georgia’s big win over Tennessee in November. The four-star offensive tackle also visited Clemson, Tennessee, Florida and Auburn in the fall.

Georgia football has the top-ranked class of 2024 in the country. The Bulldogs have eight junior class commitments, but none is along the offensive line.

On3 covered Calhoun’s top schools via Twitter:

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Former 5-star DB Jaheim Singletary enters transfer portal

Georgia Bulldogs freshman cornerback Jaheim Singletary has entered the NCAA transfer portal

Former five-star defensive back Jaheim Singletary has entered the transfer portal. Singletary appeared in three games in 2022 for the Bulldogs, but did not record a tackle.

Singletary was committed to Ohio State during the recruiting process, so the Buckeyes are a team to watch for the former five-star.

Singletary was the No. 27 recruit in the class of 2022 and the No. 5 cornerback. Kirby Smart and Georgia landed one of the most talented recruiting classes of all-time at the defensive back position in the class of 2022.

The 6-foot-2, 170-pound cornerback is one of the best players in the NCAA transfer portal. Singletary also considered Miami and Florida during his high school recruitment.

The former five-star defensive back prospect announced his decision to enter the transfer portal via Twitter:

Singletary played high school football for Riverside High School in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Georgia football flips 4-star WR from Oklahoma

SPEEDY Anthony Evans III commits to the G…

The Georgia Bulldogs have flipped four-star wide receiver Anthony Evans III from Oklahoma.

Evans (6-foot, 175 pounds) out of Judson High School in Converse, Texas, is rated as the No. 26 receiver, the No. 38 player in the state and the No. 205 recruit overall in the 2023 class, per 247Sports.

The track star has clocked a whopping 10.2 100 meter dash and will instantly be one of the fastest players on the Bulldogs roster.

Evans committed to the Sooners in August before flipping his decision to UGA on Friday.

Evans is the fourth four-star receiver in Georgia’s ’23 class, which is ranked No. 2 in the nation. 

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‘UGA Football Live with JC Shelton’: Florida Prep Part 1 feat. UGA WR Tavarres King

Former Georgia WR Tavarres King joins the show! Listen here…

Host J.C. Shelton chats with former Georgia receiver and NFL pro Tavarres King about his recruitment, career in Athens and the Dawgs’ 2022 receiver corps. 

Your friends at UGA Football Live and UGA Wire present your one-stop-shop podcast for all things Georgia football: “UGA Football Live with J.C. Shelton.”

September 29, 2012; Athens, GA, USA; Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Tavarres King (12) is tackled by Tennessee Volunteers linebacker John Propst (47) after a catch in the first half at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports

Stats, analysis and interviews with some Georgia greats. We are here every week throughout the 2022 season with everything you need to be prepared for the Bulldogs’ matchups.

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  • Vanderbilt review: Stats, analysis and takeaways from UGA’s win over the Commodores. 

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2023 WR commits to Georgia football

Pennsylvania receiver Yazeed Haynes is all Dawg…

2023 three-star wide receiver Yazeed Haynes has announced his commitment to Georgia football.

Haynes (6-foot-1, 170 pounds) out of North Penn High School in Fort Washington, Pa., is rated as the No. 83 receiver and the No. 15 player in the state of Pennsylvania, per 247Sports. 

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The Bulldogs beat out Penn State, Rutgers and Boston College for Haynes, who is UGA’s 18th commitment and second wideout in the class of 2023, the third-ranked class in the nation.

Here’s a look at Haynes’ moves at a Rivals Camp this spring:

 

 

4-star LB Raylen Wilson decommits from Michigan

Four-star linebacker recruit Raylen Wilson has decommitted from the Michigan Wolverines. UGA is expected to be in the mix to flip Wilson.

Four-star linebacker recruit Raylen Wilson has decommitted from the Michigan Wolverines. Wilson, a very talented member of the class of 2023, originally committed to Michigan on Dec. 8, 2021.

The four-star linebacker is now expected to commit to the Georgia Bulldogs. Raylen Wilson has recently visited Georgia, Florida, and Michigan. He decommitted from the Wolverines on June 28.

Wilson plays football for Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, Florida. He is rated as the No. 5 linebacker in the country, the No. 15 recruit in the state of Florida, and the No. 73 recruit in the class of 2023.

The four-star linebacker has scholarship offers from elite college football programs like Alabama, Florida, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, and more.

Per 247Sports, the Lincoln standout recorded 139 tackles, five sacks, and two forced fumbles during his junior season.

Wilson has a good frame at 6-foot-2 and weighs 215 pounds. The four-star prospect also runs track. Speed is coveted for modern linebackers in college football and is something that Georgia football places a big priority on.

In fact, Wilson even returns punts for Lincoln High School. He ran a 10.91 second time in the 100-meter event this spring. Raylen Wilson is expected to play in the 2023 Under Armour All-America Game.

Raylen Wilson announced his decommitment from Michigan football via Twitter:

Raylen Wilson’s father, Robert Wilson, is a former Florida A&M and New Orleans Saints receiver.

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Former Georgia basketball star Kentavious Caldwell-Pope traded to Denver Nuggets

KCP to the Nuggets…

Former Georgia basketball star Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has been sent to the Denver Nuggets from the Washington Wizards in a four-player trade.

Caldwell-Pope, who spent one season in Washington after winning a title with the L.A. Lakers, played and started in 77 games for the Wizzards. The nine-year veteran averaged 13.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.

The No. 8 overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft, Caldwell-Pope spent his first four seasons with the Detroit Pistons before moving on to L.A. for four more.

At Georgia, Caldwell-Pope (2011-2013) averaged 15.8 points per game, along with 6.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.0 steals.

No. 2 LB predicted to sign with Georgia football

Georgia is predicted to sign the nation’s No. 2 LB

Four-star 2023 linebacker Troy Bowles is currently expected to sign with Georgia football by On3 Sports and 247Sports Crystal Ball.

Bowles, out of Jesuit High School in Tampa, Fla., is rated as the No. 2 linebacker, the No. 11 recruit in the state of Florida and the No. 44 recruit overall in the 2023 recruiting class by 247Sports.

Troy is the son of current Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles.

Bowles took an official visit to Athens on June 10 after naming the Bulldogs as one of his final-eight schools, which includes Ohio State, Clemson, Alabama, Florida, Auburn, Oklahoma, Rutgers and Georgia.

 

Bowles led Jesuit in tackling (103) on the way to a 15-0 record and the 6A state title in 2021.

 

4-star Georgia target Grayson Howard makes commitment

The No. 17 LB in the ’23 class has made his decision…

Four-star 2023 linebacker Grayson Howard has committed to the South Carolina Gamecocks over Georgia, Florida, and Texas A&M.

Howard, out of Andrew Jackson High School in Jacksonville, Fla., is rated as the No. 17 linebacker, the No. 50 player in the state of Florida and the No 249 recruit in the 2023 recruiting class by 247Sports. 

Former Georgia defensive assistant Shane Beamer has brought in a talented player in Howard as the rebuild in Columbia continues.

The Gamecock’s class sits ranked 33rd in the nation behind Georgia at No. 7.